A Morphometric Assessment of the Position of Mental Foramen in Dried Edentulous Human Mandible and its Clinical Significance
- 1. Senior Resident, Department of Anatomy, ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Bihta, Patna, Bihar, India
- 2. Proffesor and Head, Department of Anatomy, ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Bihta, Patna, Bihar, India
- 3. Guest Lecturer, Department of Biotechnology, Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Darbhanga, Bihar, India
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Aim: The present study had been undertaken to determine the morphological features and morphometrics of mental foramen with reference to surrounding anatomical landmarks in both dentate and edentulous mandibles. Methods: The present study was conducted in the Department of Anatomy, ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Bihta, Patna, Bihar, India for six months and 50 dried edentulous mandibles of unknown sex were selected for the study. Damaged and broken and congenitally malformed mandible was excluded. Shape of mental foramina were macroscopically observed and noted. Results: Out of 50 mandible 20 mental foramina on right and 20 on left side were oval in shape rest were round. Most common shape of mental foramen was round (70%). The result shows no significant difference in various measurements on right and left side. Correlation between distance of MF from symphysis menti and length of mandible and its analysis shows significant positive correlation. Conclusion: The MF plays a very important role in treatment planning and its location needs to be considered prior to placement of dental-implants, regional anesthesia, osteotomy-surgeries and during complete denture-fabrication in order to avoid MN injury and related complications.
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Aim: The present study had been undertaken to determine the morphological features and morphometrics of mental foramen with reference to surrounding anatomical landmarks in both dentate and edentulous mandibles. Methods: The present study was conducted in the Department of Anatomy, ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Bihta, Patna, Bihar, India for six months and 50 dried edentulous mandibles of unknown sex were selected for the study. Damaged and broken and congenitally malformed mandible was excluded. Shape of mental foramina were macroscopically observed and noted. Results: Out of 50 mandible 20 mental foramina on right and 20 on left side were oval in shape rest were round. Most common shape of mental foramen was round (70%). The result shows no significant difference in various measurements on right and left side. Correlation between distance of MF from symphysis menti and length of mandible and its analysis shows significant positive correlation. Conclusion: The MF plays a very important role in treatment planning and its location needs to be considered prior to placement of dental-implants, regional anesthesia, osteotomy-surgeries and during complete denture-fabrication in order to avoid MN injury and related complications.
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